William I of Provence

William I of Provence (950-29 August 993) was Count of Provence from 968 to 993, succeeding Rotbold I of Provence and preceding William II of Provence.

Biography
William was born in 950, son of Boso II of Arles and the brother of Rotbold I of Provence. In 968, he became Count of Provence and then Count of Arles in 980, and he became known as "the Liberator" for his many victories against the Saracens, including the victory against the Andalusian pirates at Tourtour in 973. William conquered the region east of the Rhone from the Saracens, and he decided to retire to become a monk in 993, the same year that he died.